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Persuasive Letter Persuasive Letter Students will write a persuasive letter arguing for either saving or demolishing the vast habitat behind the school for a school track. Rubric Code: L9A3C2 By MarcellaLewis Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Persuasive writing
	Excellent level 4 (N/A)	Good level 3 (N/A)	Fair level 2 (N/A)	Poor level 1 (N/A)
Business Letter format	Excellent Letter has all elements: return address, inside address, greeting, body, closing, and signature. There are no formatting or punctuation errors.	Good Letter has all elements: return address, inside address, greeting, body, closing, and signature. There are minor formatting or punctuation errors.	Fair Letter is missing one element of business letter format or there are numerous formatting errors.	Poor Essay is not in business letter format.
Thesis Statement	Excellent Thesis statement clearly provides argument and direction for the letter. Thesis is first/last sentence in introductory paragraph.	Good Thesis clearly provides argument and direction for the letter, but is imbedded in the introductory paragraph.	Fair Thesis statement is vague or unclear; does not provide a clear direction for the letter.	Poor No thesis statement found.
Organization	Excellent Paragraphs support thesis statement, and each paragraph explains one argument. Paragraphs clearly structured with transition sentences. Strong closing.	Good Paragraphs support thesis, but do not provide sufficient supporting evidence. Paragraphs lack structure, some transition sentences. Closing could be stronger.	Fair Paragraphs do not clearly support thesis or do not contain supporting evidence. No transition sentences; weak closing.	Poor No apparent structure; paragraphs not clearly organized or do not support thesis.
Supporting Evidence	Excellent Strong examples used for each argument. Examples clearly support each argument.	Good Some strong examples, others could be stronger. Examples do not strongly support each argument.	Fair Weak examples used to support each argument. Examples not clearly related to the argument.	Poor No supporting evidence provided; strictly opinion-based.
Proper Conventions	Excellent Letter has no mechanical, grammatical, or spelling errors.	Good Letter has 1-2 mechanical, grammatical, or spelling errors.	Fair Letter has 3-4 mechanical, grammatical, or spelling errors.	Poor Letter has 5 or more mechanical, grammatical, or spelling errors.